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Bayport man thankful for the gift of life 

This Thanksgiving, Kenneth Spaeth, a retired NYPD detective and 9/11 first responder, is giving thanks for a new kidney, one that was donated to him by a Yaphank volunteer firefighter who passed away in May. NewsdayTV’s Virginia Huie reports.  Credit: Newsday/Kendall Rodriguez; Randee Daddona; Photo credit:Ccourtesy Nechel Spaeth; Thomas A. Ferrara

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